{"id":236435,"date":"2022-09-07T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/south-africa-public-service-and-administration-calls-for-academic-abstracts-on-state-capacity-and-government-performance-in-the-10-years-of-national-development-plan-ndp?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T13:58:00","slug":"south-africa-public-service-and-administration-calls-for-academic-abstracts-on-state-capacity-and-government-performance-in-the-10-years-of-national-development-plan-ndp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-public-service-and-administration-calls-for-academic-abstracts-on-state-capacity-and-government-performance-in-the-10-years-of-national-development-plan-ndp\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Public Service and Administration calls for academic abstracts on state capacity and government performance in the 10 years of National Development Plan (NDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/b8c86792cd3712e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/b8c86792cd3712e\" alt=\"Republic of South Africa: Department of Public Service and Administration\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/b8c86792cd3712e\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=215642&amp;press_source=Republic of South Africa: Department of Public Service and Administration\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) in partnership with National Planning Commission (NPC) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies will in November 2022, host a three-day conference to reflect on state capacity and performance in the first ten years of the National Development Plan (NDP).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 13 of the NDP outlines the country&rsquo;s developmental state ambitions as being driven by the need to address historical socio-economic injustices and to reduce the ongoing triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality (National Planning Commission 2012).<\/p>\n<p>In order for the conference to have a comprehensive review, reflection and account of the first 10 years on the NDP&rsquo;s quest for to build and sustain a capable, ethical and developmental state, interested academics, policymakers, doctoral students and researchers are invited to submit abstracts on the theme of the conference, that of &ldquo;Reflections on State Capacity and Government Performance through the first ten-years of the National Development Plan&rdquo;, focusing on the following sub-themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State capacity;<\/li>\n<li>The impact of covid-19 on government performance;<\/li>\n<li>Governance: lessons from State Capture Commission, accountability and state-owned enterprises;<\/li>\n<li>Ethics and integrity;<\/li>\n<li>Subnational government;<\/li>\n<li>Industrialisation and infrastructure development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The abstracts consisting of the title, authors&rsquo; names, and affiliations, contact details, a short abstract and keywords, should be submitted by the 10 September 2022 and will be subjected to a double peer review process and outcomes will be notified by 15 September 2022, for full papers to be submitted by 01 November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions can be made to the following link:&nbsp;<a data-extlink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeSSlEAJt62G0H0UrxpT2dbKFNcE1owyVwdpMd4uz6QCUVpGg\/viewform?vc=0&amp;c=0&amp;w=1&amp;flr=0\">National Development Plan and State Capacity Conference (google.com)(link is external)<\/a>&nbsp;or email to&nbsp;<a data-extlink=\"\" href=\"mailto:khambulei@ukzn.ac.za\">khambulei@ukzn.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: Department of Public Service and Administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) in partnership with National Planning Commission (NPC) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies will in November 2022, host a three-day conference to reflect on state capacity and performance in the first ten years of the National Development Plan (NDP). 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